Color Contrast Checker & Recommendations Tool

Latest Version

Version
1.6.7
Update
October 25, 2023
Size
2.85MiB
Developer
pivotalaccessibility.com
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
4.7 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Color Contrast Checker Extension

Color Contrast Checker is a tool designed to make digital spaces
perceivable for a wide array of users including individuals with low
vision, color blindness, and vision impairments regulating contrast
and brightness levels.
In its entirety, it improves the visual experience and promotes digital
inclusion in adherence to WCAG and ADA.
Color Contrast Checker by Pivotal Accessibility unlike no other offers
recommendations and allows the user to choose from the suggested
color palette. The uber-cool feature in this new-age color contrast
checker is the ability to make independent background/foreground
color changes providing you with on-point solutions.
 
Technical Specifications and App Features:
❯ Stunning and intact layout
❯ Offers an assortment of colors
❯ Provides recommendations and leverage to choose between suggested color options
❯ Extremely user-friendly with single-click solutions
❯ Flexibility to choose colors from websites and applications
❯ Ability to input hex-codes to calculate the contrast ratio
❯ Displays color contrast ratio
❯ Calls out pass/fail status as per all 3 conformance levels of WCAG 2.1, i.e., level A, AA, and AAA
❯ Provides useful references
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Color Contrast Checker", "description": "Color Contrast Checker & Recommendations Tool", "version": "1.6.7", "manifest_version": 3, "author": "Pivotal Accessibility", "background": { "service_worker": "minijs/background.min.js" }, "action": { "default_popup": "index.html", "default_icon": { "16": "images/main-logottp.png", "32": "images/main-logottp.png", "48": "images/main-logottp.png", "128": "images/main-logottp.png" } }, "icons": { "16": "images/main-logottp.png", "32": "images/main-logottp.png", "48": "images/main-logottp.png", "128": "images/main-logottp.png" }, "permissions": []}
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How to download and manually install Color Contrast Checker extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Color Contrast Checker extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Color Contrast Checker extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Color Contrast Checker extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Color Contrast Checker extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Color Contrast Checker extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Color Contrast Checker Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Color Contrast Checker extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Color Contrast Checker extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Color Contrast Checker extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Color Contrast Checker extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Color Contrast Checker extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Color Contrast Checker extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Color Contrast Checker extension file

Select and download the Color Contrast Checker extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Color Contrast Checker extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Color Contrast Checker extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Color Contrast Checker extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Color Contrast Checker extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Hauen Media (ID: 000000f078507dd1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/08/2023 Very good! Love the recommendation's also!

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onkar ruikar (ID: 00000028d4d9a05a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/18/2023 Very useful tool! And easy to use.

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Brad Chapman (ID: 0000009ca94f4f5b) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 12/08/2022 Finally. After installing 7-8 extension this is the only one that appears to a) do something; b) have instructions and support, c) actually provide some assistance with determining whether I can safely state my foreground text is of high enough contrast with the background image. Well done.

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roma dhull (ID: 000000ca20e371d8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2022 Stellar extension, fluidic UI/UX. Highly recommended to all the accessibility practitioners out there.

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umar noor (ID: 000000930e1a3a08) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2022 This tool is fantastic; as an accessibility tester, I really depend on it to suggest colours to clients because it saves so much time in locating hues that meet the necessary contrast ratio. Overall, I had a good experience using this tool and am eagerly awaiting new updates and features.